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. 2017 Jun 22;12(6):e0179794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179794

Table 2. Chemical composition of primary and secondary fibers isolated from hemp harvested at the end of flowering stage (variety S27).

Lignin and total sugar contents as percent of cell wall residue; monosaccharides as percent of total sugars. Means not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p<0.05).

Fibers Growing conditions Lignin Total Sugars Glc Gal Xyl Man GalU
Primary Standard 3.0 a 79.9 a 90.1 a 2.5 a 0.2 a 5.5 a 4.1 a
Irrigation 3.0 a 74.7 a 90.0 a 2.7 a 0.3 a 5.4 a 3.9 a
100 kg.ha-1 3.4 a 75.0 a 91.1 a 2.2 a 0.3 a 4.7 a 3.5 a
Secondary Standard 5.5 a 72.3 a 87.1a 2.9 a 1.8 b 6.2 a 4.4 a
Irrigation 5.5 a 70.1 a 86.0 a 3.1 a 2.8 b 5.7 a 4.4 a
100 kg.ha-1 5.6 a 67.7 a 90.4 a 2.6 a 1.9 b 2.9 b 4.8 a